Curtain-pole.



No. 873,854 PATENTED- DEC. 17, 1907. A. FREEDMAN.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 1907.

ms Ncmus Prrtls cm, WASHINGTON, n. c

ALICE FREEDMAN, OF

HAZELWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Applicatio filed, June 19.1907- fierial No. 379.763.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALICE citizen of the United States, residing at Hazelwood, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ourtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain poles, and more particularly to those having means for securing the curtains thereto.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical device of this character which may be made at a comparatively 1 small cost and to which the curtains may be quickly and easily secured and as readily removed.

The above and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, are accomplished by the approved construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved curtain pole showing the curtains applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner side of one of the two sections of the pole; and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail transverse sections taken respectively on the planes indicated by the lines 44 and 55 in Fig. 2.

My improved curtain pole is preferably composed of two similar half sections 1, 2 which are semi-cylindrical in cross section and have their opposing inner faces recessed, as shown at 3, so as to provide in the pole a longitudinally extending slot or opening for the reception of the curtains 4 and their fastening means 5. The latter is in the form of a rod or bar from which projects a plurality of pins or spurs 6 adapted to engage the curtains, as will be readily seen upon reference to Fig. 4. One end of the rod 5 is pivoted at 7 in the bifurcated end of a plate 8 which is secured by screws or the like in a recess 9 formed in the inner face of the section 1 ad jacent to one of its ends. A similar recess 10 is formed in the adjacent end of the section 2 to receive the pivoted end of the rod 5 which end is enlarged, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. 2. The other or free end of FREEDMAN, a the rod 5 is formed with an enlarged, square or rectangular-shaped head 11 which is adapted to fit in opposing recesses 12 formed 1 in the inner faces of the pole sections 1, 2,

adjacent to their opposite ends. The provision of the square head 11 effectively prevents the rod 5 from rotating and thus relieves the pivot pin 7 of strain when the curtains 4 are heavy and when they are accidentally pulled. The pole sections 1, 2 are clamped together by removable caps or heads 13. These caps have cylindrical sockets 14 for the reception of the ends of the pole sections, and their outer faces may be of any desired shape or configuration.

In using my improved curtain pole, when it is desired to attach the curtain to it, its ends or caps 13 are removed, the two sections 1, 2 are separated and the rod 5 is swung away from the section so that the upper ends of the curtains may be folded over said rod and engaged with its spurs or pins 6. The rod is then swung against the section 1 and the other section 2 is then alined with the section 1, so that the caps or knobs 13 may be applied to the ends of said sections to secure them together.

It will be observed that the device is of simple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction and that the curtain may be quickly and easily applied to it and removed from it.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by ters Patent of the United States, is

A curtain pole comprising formed in their opposing faces with longitudinally extending recesses or grooves of less length than said sections, said faces of the sections being also formed with polygonalshaped recesses or seats arranged at the ends of said grooves, a hinge plate secured by one of said seats in one of the sections, a curtain retaining rod hinged at one of its ends to said hinge plate and adapted to lie in the grooves in said half sections when the latter are in contact, curtain engaging pins projecting radially from said rod and upwardly in the grooves in said half. sections, a polygonal head upon the free end of said rod adapted what Lettwo half sections to be received by the opposing polygonal In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my seats in the adjacent ends of the half secsignature in presence of two witnesses. tions, whereby the curtain retaining rod will be prevented from twisting and removable ALICE FREE'DMAN' 5 caps or sleeves upon the ends of said half sec- Witnesses:

tions for securing them together, substan- F. G. HOLDEN,

tially as set forth. J. F. CALHOUN. 

